Ben Harper is just a family dentist and man. He is getting a mid-life crisis and seeking to manage the odd reality of raising kids. His wife Susan seems joyful, loves her job because a London tour guide, but at home her power to locate her way round a cookbook or pantry is successful. Their three children Nick, Janey, and Michael are as different as chalk and cheese. Nick (1-9 ) is on his own gap year, but doesn't get much farther than the couch or job center, Janey is as sharp as a tack and 16 going on 25, while Michael is an extremely bright, computer-nerdish 1-2 yearold that is just discovering girls.